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A Journey of Grace and Forgiveness

. . . Cris Roberts lives in the small, coastal community of Netarts, Oregon. She spends her days playing in the dirt as a professional gardener. Among her personal treasures are her three young-adult children, Jonathan, Mark, and Becca. . . Once upon a real time, in a real town, at a real cross, an extremely ...

Who Deserves Forgiveness?

. . . Howard Macy, husband to Margie and both a father and grandfather, attends Newberg Friends Church and is part of the religion department at George Fox University. He has several books published by Barclay Press. . . Some jerks just don't deserve to be shown any love and respect. Or forgiveness. ...

Out of My Mind…Reconciliation

. . . Colin Saxton is Superintendent of Northwest Yearly Meeting. . . "Are you at peace with one another?" It is not uncommon for elders in some Mennonite fellowships to put this soul-rattling question before the congregation in the weeks leading up to the celebration of a communion service. Behind this query is the profound ...

Keeping Current with Local Outreach - Plowshare Coffee

. . . Pat and Mandy Schmidt, along with their children, Micah, Juliana, and Kjersten are working to create a "third-space" (neither church nor work) to build a spiritual community: Plowshare Coffee Roasters coffeehouse. . . .Years ago, while leading a student ...

Keeping Current with Global Outreach-Missionaries Retreat

. . . By Chuck Mylander, Evangelical Friends Mission Director. . .Jesus Christ, Matt Macy (Mid-America Yearly Meeting's Youth Superintendent), Brad Carpenter (an Evangelical Friends Mission worker) and maybe one or two others in the room were talking about future missionaries when a stroke of genius hit. Or ...

Growing Outside the Comfort Zone

. . . Abbie McCracken is a NWYM young adult from Newberg Friends. She just graduated from George Fox University and is serving on Tilikum's staff this summer. . . . . ."Weaving Sacred Wholeness Conference." What does that evoke in you? I had no ...

GFU Mission: Serving in South Africa

A team of 17 George Fox University students spent nearly a month in Paarle, South Africa, as part of the university's May Serve program. Their work with Monte Christo Ministries included teaching life skills in primary schools, making soup in MCM's food center, working with kids in ...

Reflections on Immigration Issues

. . . By Hernan Diaz, pastor of NWYM Los Amigos churches in Vancouver and Gresham. He also serves on the immigration taskforce under the Human Rights subcommittee of the Board of Local Outreach. . . . ...

Building Bridges of Trust Between Cultures

The following conversation about building bridges between Latinos and Anglos was held on the NWYM Pastors e-Group several months ago. Here are some excerpts:Louise George of Boise Friends asked: How do we Anglo Christians help build bridges to the Latino Christians and the Latino community in general? I know that language ...

Turning Anger to Action

. . . By Amanda Folwell, shown here with her husband Zach and her son Judah. Amanda grew up in Southern Idaho, and together they attend Greenleaf Friends Church. For more information or to connect with her for networking, leave a comment below.. . . “The devil’s bedroom is crammed with people-the porn users, the corrupt ...